Locum Paediatric Haem-Onc Clinical Fellow (mat cover)
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £65,048 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 October 2025 |
| Location: | Headington, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7086199/321-NOTS-MS-7086199 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
1. JOB TITLE: LocumClinical Fellow in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology
2. GRADE: LocumClinical Fellow (ST4+)
3. ACTIVITY: 40 hours/week, no on-call commitments
4. DEPARTMENT: Children’s Services
5. ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Lead/Director
6. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: To join the existing members of the Paediatric Haematology/Oncology team in providing a regional service for children with children’s cancer and haematological disorders.
The post holder’s duties will be primarily at the Children’s Hospital Oxford (CHOX), located in the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations and outreach clinics.The post is also suited to someone with haematology experience (adult or paediatric) to develop their skills in paediatric haematology and oncology.
Main duties of Clinical Fellow:
Clinical:
The successful candidatewill work at Higher Specilaity Trainee level andwill be actively involved in the management of all patients aged 0-19 years,with a wide variety of solid and CNS tumours, malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions. Duties will include inpatient management, on-treatment and follow-up clinics on the oncology day ward and managing a twice weekly procedures general anaesthetic session including performing bone marrow apirates and trephines, and lumbar punctures with the administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.
The postholder will liaise with doctors and community nurses based in Oxfordshire and at the shared care units in the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance (TVCA). He/she will also be expected to develop the skills to prescribe chemotherapy (after appropriate training), attend various multi-disciplinary team meetings and organise procedures and investigations for patients.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles
Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical lead upon appointment and will be subject to review.
Summary of main duties:
• Participate in management of inpatients
• Mange day care activity
• Organisation of investigations and follow-up test results
• After appropriate training:• Perform bone marrow aspirates and trephines, and lumbar punctures with intrathecal chemotherapy
• Prescribe chemotherapy
· Dependent on experience:
o Laboratory role: Report films, CSF and marrows
MONDAY: am Handover meeting
Inpatient/Day unit
pm Procedure list/In-patient/Day unit
TUESDAY: am Interventional radiology list (8.15 am start)
Inpatient/Day unit
pm Inpatient/Day unit
Clinical Care Meeting (monthly)
WEDNESDAY: am Kamran’s day care (8.15 am start)
Procedure list/In-patient/Day unit
pm 1.00 pm Psychosocial meeting
2.00 pm x-ray meeting (SPA)
3.00 pm Morphology review session
THURSDAY: am Interventional radiology list (8.15 am start)
Neuro Oncology MDT
MDT meeting and ward round
pm Chemotherapy writing/Kamrans Day care
FRIDAY: am Inpatient/Day unit
pm Management/audit/SPA
This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025
1. JOB TITLE: LocumClinical Fellow in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology
2. GRADE: LocumClinical Fellow (ST4+)
3. ACTIVITY: 40 hours/week, no on-call commitments
4. DEPARTMENT: Children’s Services
5. ACCOUNTABLE TO: Clinical Lead/Director
6. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: To join the existing members of the Paediatric Haematology/Oncology team in providing a regional service for children with children’s cancer and haematological disorders.
The post holder’s duties will be primarily at the Children’s Hospital Oxford (CHOX), located in the John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital but it is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations and outreach clinics.The post is also suited to someone with haematology experience (adult or paediatric) to develop their skills in paediatric haematology and oncology.
Main duties of Clinical Fellow:
Clinical:
The successful candidatewill work at Higher Specilaity Trainee level andwill be actively involved in the management of all patients aged 0-19 years,with a wide variety of solid and CNS tumours, malignant and non-malignant haematological conditions. Duties will include inpatient management, on-treatment and follow-up clinics on the oncology day ward and managing a twice weekly procedures general anaesthetic session including performing bone marrow apirates and trephines, and lumbar punctures with the administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.
The postholder will liaise with doctors and community nurses based in Oxfordshire and at the shared care units in the Thames Valley Cancer Alliance (TVCA). He/she will also be expected to develop the skills to prescribe chemotherapy (after appropriate training), attend various multi-disciplinary team meetings and organise procedures and investigations for patients.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to theten core principles
Oxford University Hospitalspromotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the clinical lead upon appointment and will be subject to review.
Summary of main duties:
• Participate in management of inpatients
• Mange day care activity
• Organisation of investigations and follow-up test results
• After appropriate training:• Perform bone marrow aspirates and trephines, and lumbar punctures with intrathecal chemotherapy
• Prescribe chemotherapy
· Dependent on experience:
o Laboratory role: Report films, CSF and marrows
MONDAY: am Handover meeting
Inpatient/Day unit
pm Procedure list/In-patient/Day unit
TUESDAY: am Interventional radiology list (8.15 am start)
Inpatient/Day unit
pm Inpatient/Day unit
Clinical Care Meeting (monthly)
WEDNESDAY: am Kamran’s day care (8.15 am start)
Procedure list/In-patient/Day unit
pm 1.00 pm Psychosocial meeting
2.00 pm x-ray meeting (SPA)
3.00 pm Morphology review session
THURSDAY: am Interventional radiology list (8.15 am start)
Neuro Oncology MDT
MDT meeting and ward round
pm Chemotherapy writing/Kamrans Day care
FRIDAY: am Inpatient/Day unit
pm Management/audit/SPA
This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025
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